In Stockton-on-Tees, England, stands Yarm Castle—a Victorian folly that promises far more medieval grandeur than it delivers. Built in the 1880s by local resident David Doughty from grey stone, it features turrets, ramparts, and hand-painted glazed windows once illuminated by gas light. Years later, Doughty's son constructed the town hall nearby, extending the family's architectural ambitions. According to Atlas Obscura, visitors searching for drawbridges and moats will find neither—this is pure decorative whimsy, a charming monument to the eccentric architectural dreams of the Victorian era.

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